How to Ski with a Toddler...

1. Rent super small boots and borrow lots of cold weather gear from friends with older children.

2. Tell toddler about the magic carpet and her special super-fast snow shoes.

3. Take toddler up the gondola to the top of the mountain.

4. Wear your second baby bundled in a bjorn on your chest.

5. Send your husband off to ski a blue with his buddy.

6. Have toddler melt down in the middle of the mountain.

7. Offer lunch and snacks and think about trying again with husband present.

8. Eat.

9. Re-bundle toddler and attempt to put skis back on her feet.

10. Watch sobbing child writhe in the snow.

11. Return to the gondola and travel down the mountain.

12. Take more pictures of toddler, now in a state of miserable calm.

13. Head to Starbucks for hot chocolate with a now happy toddler wearing shoes and upside down sunglasses.

14. Enjoy THIS aspect of skiing immensely.

15. Nod your head when toddler tells you she wants to try skiing again, but this time she promises she won't cry.

16. Esteem your daughter's resilience and plan to try again next year.

Yes, I'm a little behind with this post. I have a few major updates coming, but I wanted to make sure I posted about this experience. And get ready for some fun videos as soon as I figure out how to fix the orientation.